Benefits for Schools

Through our schools work - A Future in Food we create and support long-term
partnerships between schools and food and drink companies. For schools looking
for
support at a specific event or activity we have over 300 food and drink
ambassadors from across all areas of the food chain. Our ambassadors can help
at career
and science events, host site visits or run classroom workshops.

Working with food and drink companies can benefit schools and pupils in the
following ways:

Using food and drink as a context for learning

Support delivery of the curriculum and interdisciplinary learning

Lead to work placement opportunities

Lead to continuing professional development opportunities for teaching staff

Help pupils to understand how the subjects they learn at school are relevant in
the real world of work

Help pupils understand the skills required by employers and make connections to
progression routes and pathways into the industry including; courses of Further
and Higher education, Apprenticeships and direct entry

Enable pupils to meet real people from industry and visits to industry sites

Establish partnerships with additional stakeholder organisations like further
and higher education, research institutions.

Empower teachers to understand more about the food and drink industry and
develop further opportunities for using food as a context for curriculum
delivery
through long term partnerships with industry